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AMERICA'S NO. 1 WATCH MAGAZINE CasioNews on Casio watches and Casio brands including G-Shock watches and Edifice watches from Casio. WatchTime also covers Casio breaking news, interviews with Casio staff and other experts associated with Casio. Casio watches are among the most popular watches in the affordable watches category. Scroll down to read more about Casio and Casio watches such as the Casio Calculator watch, Casio gold watch, Casio Frogman, Casio watches for men, Casio digital watch, Casio illuminator watch, Casio GPS watch, Casio Solar watch and Casio Pathfinder. Casio Launches New Pro TrekMarch 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Casio has added another model to its Pro Trek line of digital watches, designed for outdoor activities. The new PRG260 offers a variety of features, including a duplex LCD display and the brand's trademark Tough Solar Power and one-touch Triple Sensor Technology. Casio’s one-touch Triple Sensor technology features a pressure sensor for measuring barometric pressure and altitude, a thermo … [Read more...] Video: Romain Jerome’s Latest Features DNA From the Statue of LibertyJanuary 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment  It’s been 125 years since the Statue of Liberty — a gift from the French to the United States to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — was first erected in New York Harbor. To commemorate the occasion, Romain Jerome has created a new watch, called Liberty DNA, whose dial contains actual fragments of the statue. Click here to see photos of the Liberty … [Read more...] Video: Omega DeVille Chronograph Co-Axial Calibre 9301January 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment  In a year when Omega has introduced a slew of very high-profile timepieces tied to major events that it sponsors — the London Olympics, the new James Bond film, Golf’s Ryder cup — watch aficionados might have thus far overlooked one of the Swiss brand’s most strikingly elegant new releases for 2012, the new De Ville Chronograph — powered by manufacture Caliber 9301, with Omega’s … [Read more...] Video: Piaget’s Gouverneur CollectionJanuary 11, 2013 By 1 Comment  Piaget’s headline introduction at this year’s SIHH watch fair in Geneva was a new collection of dress watches called Gouverneur. The Gouverneur models’ distinguishing feature is the shape of their cases and bezels: all have a round case and an oval dial opening. Each dial, in turn, has a circular chapter ring, creating a round, oval, round pattern from the dial to the outside of the … [Read more...] Video: Grieb & Benzinger’s “Blue Danube”January 4, 2013 By 1 Comment  The German watch firm Grieb & Benzinger is known for its one-of-a-kind skeletonized watches with intricate guilloché embellishments. Two of its notable watches are the Blue Danube and the Blue Whirlwind, the latter a skeletonized tourbillon minute repeater based on a rare Patek Philippe caliber. Click here for photos of the Grieb & Benzinger Blue Whirlwind. Click below to see a … [Read more...] SlingShox for G-ShocksNovember 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Avid Casio G-Shock fans looking to upgrade their collection on the cheap are advised to check out a recently launched brand of G-Shock accessories known as SlingShox — a line of silicone skins that wrap around existing G-Shock models to give the watch a new look. The skins allow for customization of G-Shocks, greatly increasing the color options. Eighteen colors are currently available at … [Read more...] A Round of Polo: Testing Piaget’s Iconic Sports WatchNovember 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment  The Piaget Polo, one of the most famous sports watches of the 1970s, has been retooled with a giant titanium-and-steel case and an automatic movement. In this watch-test feature from our October 2009 issue, WatchTime's Witold Michalczyk puts the three-hand Polo FortyFive through its paces. … [Read more...] Cameron Diaz, Leonardo DiCaprio and TAG Heuer Team Up for Hurricane Sandy ReliefNovember 12, 2012 By 2 Comments  The glass-cubed planetarium sphere at New York's American Museum of Natural History was the stage for a star-studded charity event last Saturday night, hosted by Swiss watch brand TAG Heuer and featuring two of its celebrity "ambassadors," actors Cameron Diaz and Leonardo DiCaprio. WatchTime was among the media attending the gala, which was held to raise funds for Diaz's UN Women Charity and for … [Read more...] President Obama’s Jorg Gray 6500November 8, 2012 By 8 Comments  In the now famous picture of Barack and Michelle Obama hugging, posted on his official Twitter page after his reelection on November 6th (now the most retweeted picture ever), President Obama can be seen wearing his Jorg Gray watch. The Jorg Gray 6500 was given to him as a gift by the Secret Service before his first election in 2008. Obama has worn this watch, bearing the Secret Service seal, on … [Read more...] Fortis Celebrates 100th Anniversary with B-47 Mysterious PlanetsOctober 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment  This year marks the 100th anniversary of Fortis, and they've been celebrating the occasion with several limited edition watches. Earlier this year they released a limited re-edition of the Marinemaster Vintage. Their latest 100th anniversary watch is the limited edition B-47 Mysterious Planets. It features a unique dial which displays the hour via windows in a rotating disc representing the … [Read more...] Borrowed Time: A Few Weeks With the Dubey & Schaldenbrand Grande Dôme DTOctober 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Regular visitors to Watchtime.com may recall our story from a few months ago, which announced the imminent return to the U.S. market of Dubey & Schaldenbrand, an elegant Swiss watch brand that had been absent from our stores here for several years. Recently, I was made the proverbial offer I couldn't refuse by Dubey's U.S. director of sales and marketing, Christopher Daaboul. He would send … [Read more...] Casio’s New Pro Trek: PRG550B-5October 16, 2012 By 3 Comments  Casio has just introduced a camouflage timepiece to its Pro Trek collection, the PRG550B-5. Like other Pro Trek watches, the PRG550B-5 is designed for use in outdoor activites and has three sensors: an altimeter/barometer, thermometer, and digital compass. It also features a combination analog & digital display, with a second hand that acts as a compass needle which allows the wearer to read … [Read more...] Eric Clapton’s Patek on the Block at Christie’sOctober 15, 2012 By 1 Comment  Last week, Christie's auction house held a press preview of jewels and other items from its upcoming auctions. One particular item that caught our eye was this Patek Philippe watch, a very rare Ref. 2499/100 from the personal collection of legendary guitarist Eric Clapton. Manufactured in 1987, the watch has a perpetual calendar, chronograph and moon-phase. Christie's expects this timepiece — … [Read more...] The Britains are Coming: Burberry’s New Watch CollectionOctober 15, 2012 By 9 Comments  Following in the footsteps of brands like Ralph Lauren, Hermès and Louis Vuitton, all of which have made moves to enhance the perception of so-called fashion watches, the British fashion house Burberry is releasing a new high-end wristwatch collection with Swiss movements, called the Britain. … [Read more...] Christophe Claret’s Soprano Tourbillon Minute Repeater Takes the StageOctober 12, 2012 By 1 Comment  Christophe Claret, known for creating complicated timepieces with tourbillons and repeater mechanisms, has released his most ambitious such model yet, called the Soprano. The watch's signature features are its 60-second tourbillon, stepped "Charles X" bridges made of sapphire, and a musically accurate four-note minute repeater striking Westminster chimes on cathedral gongs. … [Read more...] Patek Philippe and Harry Winston Headline Antiquorum’s October AuctionOctober 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Antiquorum, the world's leading auction house devoted to watches, will hold its fall "Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces" auction on October 19th at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong. More than 300 timepieces will be up for bid, including several notable Patek Philippe watches and rare models from Harry Winston and Louis Vuitton. … [Read more...] Watch Wallpaper: A Menagerie of Artistic Animal DialsOctober 9, 2012 By 1 Comment  Wildlife — from starfish to birds to tigers — is a popular theme in this year's watches with decorative and artistic dials, particularly in Cartier's Cartier d'Art series and Vacheron Constantin's Métiers d'Art collection. We've compiled a gallery of timepieces from the two brands so you can download these miniature masterpieces for your desktop — at a size that does justice to their … [Read more...] Breguet Tourbillon Clock Installed at Carnegie HallOctober 5, 2012 By 1 Comment  On Wednesday evening, Breguet kicked off its new sponsorship of New York's Carnegie Hall, starting with the 2012-2013 season, with a grand gesture: the unveiling of a specially crafted Breguet tourbillon clock in Carnegie Hall's Morse Lobby. … [Read more...] Girard-Perregaux Unveils Le Corbusier Trilogy of Limited-Edition WatchesOctober 3, 2012 By 1 Comment  La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the Swiss Jura, is regarded as the cradle of fine watchmaking, but it is also the birthplace of Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, known more widely as Le Corbusier, one of the titans of modern architecture and design. Now, Girard-Perregaux, a watch brand based in La Chaux-de-Fonds and long associated with Le Corbusier's estate, has released a trilogy of watches with designs based on … [Read more...] Hublot Auctions 12 Unique King Power Watches Signed by Boxing LegendsOctober 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment  On Saturday night, Las Vegas's Bellagio Hotel and Casino played host to an unprecedented gathering of legendary boxing champions, as they joined the World Boxing Council (WBC) and Swiss watch brand Hublot in auctioning off 12 unique Hublot timepieces to raise funds for boxing's less fortunate. … [Read more...] WATCHTIME MAGAZINECONNECT WITH WATCHTIME
WATCH TO WATCH Breguet Type XXII 3880 in Rose GoldAmong Breguet's offerings at Baselworld 2013 — and perhaps overlooked in the wake of such haute horlogerie pieces as the Classic Chronométrie and Classique La Musicale, was a new version of its luxuriously styled Type XXII … [Read More...] More Watches To WatchFACETIME PHOTOS Facetime May 25Welcome to another installment of Facetime! Thanks to Stephen Danziger, Jason Hardin, and Michael Hershey for the great pictures! … [Read More...] WATCH WALLPAPER Watch Wallpaper: Seven New IWC IngenieursAt this year's SIHH, IWC Schaffhausen introduced its revamped IWC Ingenieuer collection, with designs and materials inspired by the brand's new partnership with the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One … [Read More...] WATCHTIME MAGAZINECONNECT WITH WATCHTIME
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